Apart from not being as strikingly good looking as me, you are not so different.
I do walk around naked.... you wear ladies undergarments... rookie.
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Apart from not being as strikingly good looking as me, you are not so different.
I do walk around naked....
I am still a member in good standing of the 1st SF Regiment, I take that very seriously. I would not say I was so much ruthless as brutally honest. A question about 'minimums' or 'normal' in SF is laughable, sad, and misguided... What part of SPECIAL Forces is so difficult to fathom? When you get to the end of your reserves, dig down and start pulling from your soul, when that's exhausted, find another deeper level to pull from... that's the expectation in SFAS and the Q Course, on a Team, you find levels that are in other dimensions and pull from them.
...and yes, I am The Troll, ruthless and brutally honest is part of me - but then again, I'm not so different from the rest of my SF Brothers...
Exactly as I would hope from the elite level members :)
Question for the NG SF guys- Do you guys run on state funds like regular units do? More directly, experiencing the lack of fundng for non-NCOES schools that the rest of us are struggling with?
NG SF units draw from two pots of money; one from the state and the other from USASFC (US Army SF Command.) State is responsible for certain costs while USASFC picks up others(state still controls both to a certain degree) .
At times there are money issues with sending guys to certain schools but it doesnt happen as often, or I should say hasnt happened often that I know of. I have never seen an 18-series guy not be able to attend a SF school due to lack of funds; it may be pushed to the right a class or two but they end up going.
I am sure that will change now that two wars are winding down (I am sure there is somewhere else we will be sent) and the Sec Def wants to cut the budget significantly.
Pre-9/11 this was a huge problem...
It depends on when he went as to whether they still have records on him. We purge ours after 6 months, unless the individual received an NTR (never to return.)
I believe it is well within your right as his SL to call and ask WTF is up with the guy, after giving the cadre some background info. Most of the NCOs who conduct the SFRE's are professional guys who want the Regiment filled with SF guys, not just guys with SF tabs and as such are generally willing to entertain questions about guys performance or lack thereof.
HTH
Crip
...I just wasnt sure if there was some sort of non-disclosure or other reg that wouldnt allow me to know. Again, thank you.
Is this "standard" actually kept at NG SF units? What about AD?
For instance, there are quite a few follow on schools that are necessary for an ODA to complete its mission. These courses are handed down based on an OML (Order of Merit List) or on who is available to go.
If I may ask.
What does the OML exacly mean? Is it a schedule for the different types of units to attend the whole spectrum of schools/courses that are available to them? (MFF, JTAC etc ?)
Surgicalcric, this does bring up questions for myself as I am interested in joining the NG. Obviously NG SF is going to need more than a weekend a month and 2 weeks in the summer, but what can be expected. Obviously there are variables, but I would love to know the normal expectations beyond the minimum. It seems as though in order to keep both physical and tactical training up to standards, it would require quite a bit more time than the minimum.
You'll be expected to put your personal life aside and train and/or deploy with minimal support and maximum motivation and creativity. You'll be expected to think outside the box to accomplish tasks that most AD units would simply check out a vic from TMP or get an O5 signature to take care of. You'll be expected to rat line yourself to training with no promise of compensation. You'll be expected to understand when you put your entire life on hold after receiving WARNO of a deployment only to have it cancelled or moved to the right at the Nth hour and be equally understanding when Group needs three bodies for a no-fail mission and gives you 72 hours to get your shit together. You'll be expected to be technically and tactically competent and to sustain and improve your skills on your own time and your own dime. You'll be held to a higher standard than most AD SF guys. You'll be expected to have undying loyalty to your team and your teammates, and then the company, and then the Regiment. If you find yourself on a team that doesn't expect this of you.....find another team or replace your team sergeant.
You'll be expected to put your personal life aside and train and/or deploy with minimal support and maximum motivation and creativity. You'll be expected to think outside the box to accomplish tasks that most AD units would simply check out a vic from TMP or get an O5 signature to take care of. You'll be expected to rat line yourself to training with no promise of compensation. You'll be expected to understand when you put your entire life on hold after receiving WARNO of a deployment only to have it cancelled or moved to the right at the Nth hour and be equally understanding when Group needs three bodies for a no-fail mission and gives you 72 hours to get your shit together. You'll be expected to be technically and tactically competent and to sustain and improve your skills on your own time and your own dime. You'll be held to a higher standard than most AD SF guys. You'll be expected to have undying loyalty to your team and your teammates, and then the company, and then the Regiment. If you find yourself on a team that doesn't expect this of you.....find another team or replace your team sergeant.